load assists

[melwakes]

evening all.
just finished drilling my roofrails and bolting the roofbars to them.
the clamps on them wern,t up to scratch they kept moving slightly.
now they cant move so ive bought and fitted j bars today.
bearing in mind ive got a prowler 4.5 elite i managed to get it on the j bars, but it was a struggle.
my car is a vauxhall frontera(dont laugh)
i no you can buy things that assist loading but has anyone got a diy version please.
cheers mel

[codman]

I had some bars made from stainless box section and covered in shrink tube, then got some in smaller section that slides inside and is extended when needed and held in place by sprung button clips. I have since added a extending loading bar to help with the lifting of the ultra as my back is playing up.

The bars inside the roof bars.


And extended.


With two kayaks hull up